“The death of more captives at the hands of their army confirms the failure of [Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin] Netanyahu’s theory of freeing the captives by force, and that military pressure does not free his hostages, but kills them. Netanyahu is directly responsible for the death of dozens of the captives because he failed to reach an agreement. There is no alternative to stopping the aggression, withdrawal of the occupation forces, and [reaching] an exchange deal.”“Death of Israeli captives proves failure of Israel’s use of force to free them: Hamas,” Middle East Monitor, December 5, 2024, https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20241205-death-of-israeli-captives-proves-failure-of-israels-use-of-force-to-free-them-hamas/.

“Since the beginning of this genocide, Hamas has publicly announced and been active in seeking a permanent ceasefire to end the Israeli aggression against our people; a deal which would have included a full prisoners’ exchange. However, Netanyahu has sabotaged all these attempts. At many times, we were extremely close to signing on a deal, but due to his savage actions and decisions, these deals broke down.”Tom O’Connor, “Hamas Hits Back at Trump's ‘Hell to Pay’ Threat,” Newsweek, December 3, 2024, https://www.newsweek.com/hamas-hits-back-trump-threat-1994943.

Statement following Yahya Sinwar’s death:

“[Sinwar’s death] will only increase the strength and solidity of our movement…Hamas is moving forward until the establishment of the Palestinian state on all Palestinian soil with Jerusalem as its capital.” “Senior Hamas official: Sinwar's death ‘will only increase’ our solidarity,” NBC News, October 18, 2024, https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/live-blog/live-updates-hamas-leader-yahya-sinwar-possibly-killed-gaza-rcna175922.

Statement following Yahya Sinwar’s death:

“We are continuing Hamas’s path..[hostages] will not return … unless the aggression against our people in Gaza stops.”William Christou, Bethan McKernan, and Julian Borger, “Hamas recognises death of leader Yahya Sinwar but vows to keep fighting,” Guardian (London), October 18, 2024, https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/18/hamas-recognises-death-of-leader-yahya-sinwar-but-vows-to-keep-fighting.

Statement following the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar:

“The martyrdom of the great leader Yahya Sinwar [deceased leader of Hamas] will only increase the resistance and the determination of all the free people in the world to continue on the path of liberation and victory…[the Houthis will continue to target] the Israeli enemy with missiles and drones, and these operations will not stop except for stopping the aggression and lifting the siege on the Gaza Strip and stopping the aggression on Lebanon.” “Houthi Ansar Allah Movement Claims Attack On Commercial Ship In Arabian Sea, Declares Death Of Hamas Leader Sinwar ‘Will Only Increase The Resistance,’” Middle East Media Research Institute, October 18, 2024, https://www.memri.org/jttm/houthi-ansar-allah-movement-claims-attack-commercial-ship-arabian-sea-declares-death-hamas.

In a televised announcement from an undisclosed location following the September 27 assassination of Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah:

“What we are doing is the bare minimum... We know that the battle may be long. We will win as we won in the liberation of 2006 in the face of the Israeli enemy.”“Lebanon’s Hezbollah will pick new leader at earliest opportunity, says its deputy chief,” Reuters, September 30, 2024, https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/lebanons-hezbollah-will-pick-new-leader-earliest-opportunity-says-its-deputy-2024-09-30/.

“We will carry out more military operations against the Israeli enemy to triumph for the sake of our brothers’ blood in Palestine and Lebanon.”“Yemen’s Houthis say they attacked Israel, US destroyers,” Reuters, September 27, 2024, https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/yemens-houthis-say-they-attacked-israels-tel-aviv-ashkelon-2024-09-27/.

A statement entitled “The Martyrdom of Shaykh Ismael Haniyeh,” encouraging attacks on Israel and the U.S.:

“[Israel and the U.S.] are but two faces of the same coin, therefore it is necessary for us to target America and Israel in the whole world, just as American and Israel are waging a global war against us, the people of Islam.”“Al-Qaeda In The Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) Eulogizes Hamas Political Leader Haniyeh, Calls For Global Attacks On Israel, U.S.,” Middle East Media Research Institute, August 1, 2024, https://www.memri.org/jttm/al-qaeda-indian-subcontinent-aqis-eulogizes-hamas-political-leader-haniyeh-calls-global-attacks.

In an interview with PBS Frontline:

“Hamas is going to destroy Israel? [laughs] Because we have a nuclear weapon and F-16 jets and Apache helicopters and because, all the time, we are killing Israelis this is policy that is not acceptable. We are [using] primitive weapons to defend ourselves, to push the Israelis outside our land. So I think the question should be answered by the Israelis: Who is going to destroy the other? The people who occupied our area in 1948, who reoccupied our area in 1956, the people who reoccupied our land and Arab land in Syria, Lebanon, Jordan and Egypt in 1967, who went to Lebanon and killed thousands of people in the refugee camps of Sabra and Shatila. Who is going to destroy whom?” Frontline, “Extended Interviews Mahmoud Zahar,” PBS, May 9, 2006, https://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/palestine503/interviews_zahar.html.

<p><em>In an interview with PBS Frontline:</em></p>

<p>&ldquo;Hamas is going to destroy Israel?&nbsp;<em>[laughs]</em>&nbsp;Because we have a nuclear weapon and F-16 jets and Apache helicopters and because, all the time, we are killing Israelis this is policy that is not acceptable. We are [using] primitive weapons to defend ourselves, to push the Israelis outside our land. So I think the question should be answered by the Israelis: Who is going to destroy the other? The people who occupied our area in 1948, who reoccupied our area in 1956, the people who reoccupied our land and Arab land in Syria, Lebanon, Jordan and Egypt in 1967, who went to Lebanon and killed thousands of people in the refugee camps of Sabra and Shatila. Who is going to destroy whom?&rdquo;<span class="footnote"> Frontline, &ldquo;Extended Interviews Mahmoud Zahar,&rdquo; PBS, May 9, 2006, <a href="https://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/palestine503/interviews_zahar.html">https://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/palestine503/interviews_zahar.html</a>.</span></p>